Poster Fencing match, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Fencing match between Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges and La chevalière D'Eon (Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, 1747-1828)
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Violin prodigy and inspiration for Mozart, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges was an illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner. He rose to heights in French society as a composer and swordsman before an ill-fated love affair.

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